tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post4887582856311244601..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: NEWS: Josh Griffith on Losing Y&R's Katherine Chancellor; Jeff Kwatinetz on First Seasons Of AMC/OLTL; Eileen Davidson On Why She Left DAYSKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-67855110887469334532013-08-22T12:28:27.943-04:002013-08-22T12:28:27.943-04:00Oliver, that's a good assessment. I really ho...Oliver, that's a good assessment. I really hope the show comes back for a second season with a really clear understanding of what it is trying to accomplish with the story. Let's say they do a season of 20 or 40 episodes, they can write it like a primetime season with more of an arc that actually wraps up but still leads us into the next season. If the show continues to air an hour a week a lot more than happen in the episodes as well. Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-12175096009835000322013-08-22T12:16:31.499-04:002013-08-22T12:16:31.499-04:00I watched the entire season of OLTL online. Overa...I watched the entire season of OLTL online. Overall, I enjoyed the performances of the veteran actors, I thought the characters of Vicki and Clint were more nuanced, I enjoyed the exploration of the mother/son relationship with Blair and Jack, and by the end of the series the Matthew/Destiny set had established a lifestyle as characters that befit the fact that they are the third generation of a set of rich families. I liked the more sophisticated use of sexuality in the storylines, women were not punished for having sexual desires and couples did not experience random pregnancies. I enjoyed that the interwoven story made Landview feel like a small community - soaps are built on the idea that one of the consequences for bad behavior is that your neighbors will gossip about you. I also liked the new characters like Carl Peterson, Ron Raines was excitingly intense in his speech in the finale. Finally, there was an old school soap appeal to watching powerful women go on diatribes set against a flimsy background so that you have to focus on the dialog. However, upon reflection, nothing happened in the storyline to propel the characters forward from when we last saw them in the finale. The nutcase is still holding someone hostage. The Todd/Victor crew remain single. Vicki never lost her money. There were no ongoing consequences for Dorian's scandal. I could go on but I think my point is made. There are promises of stories about people with tattoos and financial crises and threats to the safety of the people of Landview. However, none of it happened. I wish it was formatted like Edge of Night wherein we would watch a full storyline play out and then an emerging B plot becomes the cliffhanger. This just felt like an exercise in getting our old pals together and seeing how they've aged. Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259119837902601841noreply@blogger.com